Individually priced

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 531.

Unit 11. Entertainment

1. to purchase sth

2. gigantic

3. breathtaking show / view etc.

Text “GREAT THEMES” p. 133 ***

4. by popular request

5. slot = 1) a long narrow opening, into which you put or fit sth – проріз, щілина, паз; отвір

6. slot =2) a position, a time or an opportunity for sb/sth, for example in a list, a programme of events or a series of broadcasts:

• He has a regularsloton the late-night programme.

7. to enthrall - 1) покорять, порабощать 2) очаровывать, увлекать, захватывать

8. to be enthralled with/by a performance

9. the game enthralled the crowd = was so interesting, beautiful, etc. that people gave it all their attention

10. a miracle of modern engineering

11. plunge into (v, n)…

12. that place is accessible by boat

13. a 700 metre causeway =1) мощёная дорога 2) дамба (с проездом по гребню); гать; насыпная дорога (через низкое или болотистое место) – 1) бруківка, мостова; мощена доріжка; тротуар 2) дамба, гатка (через болото тощо)

14. a simulated journey = not real, but made to look, feel, etc. like the real thing - условный, воспроизводящий, моделирующий; искусственный

15. half-hourly eruptions = happening every 30 minutes

16. to wander through the orchid garden

18. to range from 2$ to 4$

19. to depict sth / sb

20. admission (fee)

21. to scream with excitement

22. in all weather

23. The country is made up of 10 regions.

24. to petrify = 1) to change or to make sth change into a substance like stone 2) to make sb feel extremely frightened = 1) кам'яніти; перетворювати(ся) на камінь 2) приводити в заціпеніння; приголомшувати, вражати 3) остовпіти, заціпеніти

25. petrified of … = extremely frightened

• I'm petrified of spiders.

26. petrified with fright / fear

27. petrified trees, insects

28. a petrifying scene

29. a sedate= 1) slow, calm and relaxed, 2) quiet, especially in a way that lacks excitement – стриманий; спокійний; статечний; урівноважений

• I prefer to live in a sedate country town.

30. a vast choice of snack bars

31. excellent value for money

Vocabulary Practice p. 134 ***

32. to reach the destination= final stop

33. enthralled = fascinated by

34. I feel convinced that …

35. a 15 metre plunge to the bottom of the sea

36. fizzy / bubbly drinks

37. $3 admission

38. haunted house / castle